How to I delete a data from an array

Question

Please I need to delete or update a data stored in an array for example:

$array = ('Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday', 'Sunday');
$data_to_delete = 'Tuesday';
//possible explanation of code to run
if(in_array($data_to_delete, $array)){
    //run code to delete $data_to_delete from the $array
}

[array_filter](http://php.net/array_filter) potentially? – Jonnix May 09 '16 at 21:06 — Jonnix, May 09 '16 at 21:06
Yeah. Thanks Jon... That's what I need – KANAYO AUGUSTIN UG May 09 '16 at 21:09 — KANAYO AUGUSTIN UG, May 09 '16 at 21:09

Platinum Fire · Answer 1 · 2016-05-09T21:14:17.453

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Use the unset() command.

So to delete "Tuesday" you use:

$key = array_search("Tuesday", $array); 
if( $key !== false ) {
    unset(array_search("Tuesday", $array));
}

If you didn't know, array_search() returns key of the string it has found, so it is the equivalent of:

unset($array[1]);

edited May 09 '16 at 21:14

answered May 09 '16 at 21:07

Platinum Fire

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '16 at 21:09

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if(($i = array_search($data_to_delete, $array, true)) !== false) {
    unset($array[$i]);
}

answered May 09 '16 at 21:09

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How to I delete a data from an array

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